Firus - Finally!

Jon's Firus

This took me a LONG time.  Although the five rings are the same as the ones I tatted in Ladytat's bookmark, with no problems, in this pattern the same configuration confounded me.

In despair, I even emailed Jon late one night for help!  I just could not get the thing right.

It's not perfect, by any means, but it is done.  i enjoyed working in a solid colour with no beads for a change.  It is tatted in Lizbeth #40.

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Speaking of Lizbeth, I have cleaned out a lot of old, faulty Lizbeth #20 from my stash, which does make it seem quite manageable.  There is a story here, but I will hold back on that for later.

Next up: MAIL!

I received a wonderful package in the post last Friday, from Tatting Fool. 

There was a long message and a fantastic bookmark(Maple Leaf!) inside the cat-card, as well as a gift certificate for B-E-A-D-S! I am going to have such fun.

Miranda's tatting is impeccable and I keep looking at the lovely even stitches in her work.  

That orange piece of cord is a gift for Gian - a harp string.  Words cannot describe how much he is enjoying this unusual toy...

He can balance on his hind legs for an inordinate amount of time!

Lastly, Tatting Fool has sent me a David Reed Smith, Maple shuttle - just perfect for a Canadian. It will be wound with the Tatskool's brilliant Flame Lantana HDT that she also included in this amazing package. 


I am convinced that I was able to tat Firus only because of the magic of this superb shuttle, which is a joy to use.

Thank you, Tatting Fool.  I love it all.